Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" ...

Dell has just announced a new Windows 2-in-1 tablet computer called XPS 12, which uses a series of magnets to turn into a laptop, along with a refresh of its existing XPS 13 and XPS 15 laptops. If the ...

I've long been intrigued by the concept of hybrid or convertible systems, machines that flip between notebook and tablet, or what Intel calls 2-in-1s. Such machines usually have some trade-offs but ...

Consumers are increasingly gravitating toward so-called "convertible" laptops — that is, tablets that attach to a keyboard, giving users the best of both worlds. Dell's new XPS 12 is no exception, at ...

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That first wave of Windows 8 convertible laptops wasn’t always great. Awkward “slider” designs that compromised the keyboard and trackpad were all too common, and not many of them could manage much ...

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We got our first look at Dell’s brand new XPS 12 nearly a month ago when renders and a few specs of the device leaked to the Internet. But today, Dell is officially spilling the beans on its ...

Dell’s XPS 12 is better as a notebook than as a tablet, but it remains one of the best convertibles on the market. Dell’s XPS 12 Ultrabook Convertible is one of the better marriages of laptop and ...